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Robert Pattinson Hits The James Bond Actor Shortlist And Should Be The Favorite

Forbes and Daily Mail describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Robert Pattinson is now on the James Bond actor shortlist after screen testing, and clearly he should be the favorite.
The headline split The center frames it as "Robert Pattinson Hits The James Bond Actor Shortlist And Should Be The Favorite". The right frames it as "Robert Pattinson and Nicholas Hoult 'join the race to become the next James Bond as late...".
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CenterRobert Pattinson Hits The James Bond Actor Shortlist And Should Be The Favorite

Forbes · Center · News report

Right / center-rightRobert Pattinson and Nicholas Hoult 'join the race to become the next James Bond as late contenders' after attending auditions fo...

Daily Mail · Center-right · News report

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Daily MailNews report · Nov 7, 3:03 PM

Robert Pattinson and Nicholas Hoult 'join the race to become the next James Bond as late contenders' after attending auditions for coveted role

Robert Pattinson and Nicholas Hoult have reportedly both auditioned for James Bond as they join the race for the coveted part as late contenders.

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ForbesNews report · Nov 7, 2:00 PM

Robert Pattinson Hits The James Bond Actor Shortlist And Should Be The Favorite

Robert Pattinson is now on the James Bond actor shortlist after screen testing, and clearly he should be the favorite.

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Details65/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
65/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Nov 7, 2:00 PM: Forbes joined the source map.

Nov 7, 3:03 PM: Daily Mail joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 65/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.